These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.

"The most colorful grottoes of the world.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

A gruesome combat between a hunter and a furious momma bear.

The site of slaughterhouses that once satisfied Parisians' taste for horse meat is now home to a park and book market.

This traditional festival celebrates a family of wooden giants that have survived Nazis, wars, and religion.

A phantasmagoric tomb honors a Belgian artist-scientist's contributions to the world of spooky entertainment.

Fully loaded, Tunisian-style sandwiches are on the menu at this unassuming hole-in-the-wall.

The haunting cadaver tomb of a famous French poet, playwright, and filmmaker.

A medieval house adorned with enigmatic carvings, including one of a man displaying his masculine attributes.

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.

A winery built on the site of a Gallo-Roman estate uses historical tools to recreate ancient vintages.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.